Jambalaya 1 fryer, cut into pieces 1 1/2 1b smoked hot sausage 3 tbsp shortening or bacon drippings 3 tbsp flour 2 medium onions, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 c water 2 c canned stewing tomatoes 2 tbsp parsley, minced 1/4 green onion tops 2 tsp salt 2 c rice Brown sausage and chicken in shortening or bacon drippings; remove, and add flour to make roux. Add onions, green pepper and garlic. Cook until tender. Add water, rice, tomatoes, parsley. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low temperature and cook covered for an hour. Serves 8-10 Crawfish Etouffee 2 1/2 lb crawfish tails 1 stick margarine 3 large onions, finely chopped Parsley finely chopped salt and pepper to taste 2 c rice Sautee onions in margarine, about 15-20 minutes, until soft. Add crawfish fat and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until fat comes to the top. Add tails and season to taste. Add just enough hot water to etouffee for desired consistency. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add parsley. Serve over steaming hot rice. Pepper Apple Chicken 6 boneless chicken breasts 2 c apple juice 2 tbsp butter 2 large apples (I prefer Granny Smith) 1 tbsp black pepper 1/2 c brown sugar 1 tbsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tbsp of nutmeg 1 tbsp cornstarch 1/4 c water Wash chicken and dry thoroughly. Allow chicken to soak in apple juice for two hours in refrigerator. Remove chicken from apple juice (save juice). In a skillet, melt butter. Add chicken, reduce heat from high to medium. Peel and core apples, slice as thin as possible. Turn chicken once after browned; then add apple slices. Spread evenly. Cover and allow to simmer until other side is browned. Add apple juice, nutmeg, brown sugar, cinnamon and pepper. Stir thoroughly and cover. Simmer 20-25 minutes. Mix cornstarch in water. When mixture starts to bubble, add cornstarch. Stir until thick. Serve hot. newsflash / biography / bookshelf / contest my latest / complete list / my favorites / my suggestions chapter one / series list / my publisher / my blog the romance club / site map / contact Copyright ©1997-2008 by First Draft, Inc. All rights reserved.